Headline of the day: Terrorists' angst

If Nidal Hasan's shooting rampage at Ft. Hood was "workplace violence," then the Boston Marathon bombings must be a case of "teen immigrant angst" -- that is, according to the Associated Press.

No joke: 

From the AP article:

There is, in fact, a term researchers use to describe young people who... were born in other countries but came to the U.S. between the ages of 5 and 12 and have a foot in two worlds. They call them "Generation 1.5."

They remember the places they came from but come of age in their new home - and research shows that, while they may struggle at first, many end up adapting better than immigrants who arrive as teenagers.

It is a dynamic that could help explain why the two brothers suspected in the Boston bombings had seemingly different experiences in this country, in terms of how well they adapted.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger brother, was about 9 when he came to the United States from the Russian Caucasus region. He was more integrated in daily American life, according to accounts from friends and relatives.

By comparison, they say older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev - who came to this country in his mid-teens and died in a gunfight with police after the bombings - had a more difficult time fitting in.

The mainstream media will bend over backwards to avoid talking about "radical Islam" or "jihad."  Are we really willing to forgive the murderous tantrums of alleged terrorists because they were maladaptive teenagers?

I've got some news for the AP: All teenagers have angst, but not all teenagers are cold-blooded killers.